RDCS Fetal Echo case studies
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The RDCS Fetal Echocardiography (FE) credential is a specialty certification within the ARDMS Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer family, administered by Inteleos. It is intended for sonographers and clinicians who perform and interpret fetal echocardiograms - typically those working in maternal-fetal medicine, pediatric cardiology, or high-risk obstetric imaging - and who need to demonstrate a validated body of knowledge beyond general obstetric scanning. The RDCS Fetal Echo case studies are 5 cases and about 3,819 words.
1Right-Pointing Cardiac Apex at 20 Weeks: Axis, Situs, and What It Means
A 20-week-4-day anatomy scan is performed on a 31-year-old G2P1. Biometry is concordant with dates, and the spine is posterior, giving a clean axial view of the thorax.
633 words, about 3 min2RV Dominance at 34 Weeks: Coarctation or Normal Third-Trimester Disproportion?
A 34-week-1-day fetus is referred for right ventricular dominance. Measurements: tricuspid annulus 10.5 mm, mitral annulus 8.2 mm, pulmonary valve 6.8 mm, aortic valve 4.6 mm, main pulmonary artery 6.2 mm, transverse aortic arch 2.9 mm, aortic isthmus 2.4 mm, ductus arteriosus 6.5 mm.
738 words, about 4 min3Fetal Heart Rate of 235 bpm at 28 Weeks: SVT, Flutter, or Something Else?
A 28-week-2-day fetus is scanned for a heart rate of 235 bpm recorded at a routine visit. On M-mode the atrial and ventricular contractions appear to be in a 1:1 relationship.
775 words, about 4 min4A 16-cm Depth and a 2-mm Target: Imaging Pulmonary Veins in a High-BMI Patient
A 24-week-0-day fetus of a patient with a BMI of 44 is scanned for a targeted cardiac view. The placenta is anterior and the fetal spine is anterior, so the heart lies at the far field at a depth of 16 cm.
902 words, about 5 min5HbA1c 10.4% at 21 Weeks: What Does a Normal Fetal Echo Actually Rule Out?
A 21-week-1-day fetus of a 29-year-old G3P2 with type 1 diabetes since age 12. Her periconceptional HbA1c was 11.8% and it is 10.4% at 20 weeks.
771 words, about 4 min